International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 26-30 , March 2009

Attaining Good End-of-Life Care in Intensive Care Units in Taiwan—The Dilemma And the Strategy

  • Shih-Yi Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Lieh Hung

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Cardiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jun-Hua Lee

      Affiliations

    • Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shou-Chuan Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Ling Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Han Chang

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yueh-Hsiu Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chu Huang

      Affiliations

    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuen-Liang Lai

      Affiliations

    • Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of General Education Center, Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of the Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Taipei Medical University, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yuen-Liang Lai, Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 45, Minsheng Road, Tamshui Town, Taipei 25115, Taiwan

,Accepted 14 February 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70017-1

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70017-1

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 26-30 , March 2009

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